'Miracle' Chloe: Where did she go?

In the early hours of Saturday morning, after she was missing for more than 36 hours, little Chloe Campbell was discovered across the road from her family's Childers home. But where was she for more than 36 hours?

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“I just laid on the bed with her and gave her cuddles for a while,” she said.

“She opened her eyes a little bit...and said ‘Mummy, want to go home now’.”

The toddler’s disappearance sparked a massive land and air search around the small town, with locals volunteering to help 70 State Emergency Services personnel and police comb surrounding streets, paddocks, bushland and dams.

“[There’s] no other word to really describe how I’m feeling, just overjoyed,” Ms O’Donnell said.

“Thank you to the SES, the police, everyone who called in with information, the support from everyone in Childers.”

Inspector Guteridge said the investigation would now examine the circumstances of Chloe’s disappearance, including how she came to be at the showgrounds.

“It’s an absolute miracle that she has returned to us,” he said.

“We are going to look at every aspect of the investigation again, making sure we keep a very open mind as to what may have occurred.”

Police confirmed on Saturday afternoon that they had spoken to Chloe and her mother about what happened to her, with Ms O’Donnell helping to “interview” her daughter.

An abduction alert was issued after Chloe vanished, with fears she was taken through a lounge room window that had not been locked properly.

Speaking in far north Queensland, Premier Campbell Newman said he was "thrilled" Chloe had been found.

“It’s sensational news and I’m just thrilled for her family, for her mum and dad and all her other friends and relatives," he said.

“I just hope she is indeed safe and sound and nothing untoward has happened."